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> 1 sense of the expression
state of affairs
:
NOUN
state
state of affairs
,
situation
the
general
state
of
things
English
>
state of affairs
: 1 sense
> noun 1, state
Meaning
The
general
state
of
things
; the
combination
of
circumstances
at a
given
time.
Example
"wondered how such a
state of affairs
had come about"
Synonym
situation
Narrower
absurd
,
the absurd
A
situation
in which life
seems
irrational
and
meaningless
acceptance
The
state
of being
acceptable
and
accepted
ballgame
,
new ballgame
A particular
situation
that is
radically
different from the
preceding
situation
challenge
A
demanding
or
stimulating
situation
childlessness
The
condition
of being without
offspring
complication
A
situation
or
condition
that is complex or
confused
/
confused
crowding
A
situation
in which people or
things
are
crowded together
disequilibrium
Loss of
equilibrium
attributable
to an
unstable
/
unstable
situation
in which some forces outweigh others
element
The
situation
in which you are happiest and most
effective
environment
The
totality
of surrounding conditions
equilibrium
A stable
situation
in which forces
cancel
one another
exclusion
The
state
of being
excluded
goldfish bowl
,
fish bowl
,
fishbowl
A
state of affairs
in which you have no privacy
hotbed
A
situation
that is
ideal
for
rapid
development (especially of something
bad
/
bad
)
inclusion
The
state
of being included
intestacy
The
situation
of being or
dying
without a
legally
valid
will
picture
,
scene
A
situation
treated
as an
observable
object
prison
,
prison house
A
prisonlike
situation
rejection
The
state
of being rejected
size
,
size of it
The actual
state of affairs
square one
The
situation
in which you begin an
endeavor
/
endeavor
and to which you return if your
efforts
fail
status quo
The existing
state of affairs
thing
A special
situation
Broader
state
The
way
something is with respect to its
main
attributes
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estado
,
situación
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